Floristics and species richness of floodplain forests, south Westland, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Botany

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 847-860

  Miller, Craig ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alpha diversity; Beta diversity; Disturbance; Floodplain; Gamma diversity; Podocarpaceae; Westland

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIVERSITY INDEX; FLOODPLAIN FOREST; FLORISTICS; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; WEST COAST; WORLD;

ASPLENIUM BULBIFERUM SUBSP. BULBIFERUM; ASTELIA; COPROSMA; COPROSMA PARVIFLORA; FILICOPHYTA; GALLUS GALLUS; JOVIBARBA HEUFFELII; JUNCUS; PODOCARPACEAE; RIPARIA;

EID: 13444262516     PISSN: 0028825X     EISSN: 11758643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2004.9512934     Document Type: Article

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